Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-22
AOHDAH's PHOCRRDlE0s.
The Methodist Conference Adopts . Rec
ton Asking the Legislature to Add .
RHOytston to the Llcapao LAH.

the Methodist Conference Adopts . Resolu-
ton Asking the Legislature to Add .
PrOvison to tbs License Law.
The fourth days session OF the Philadel.
phis annual conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church In Philadelphia, was opened
with prayer Monday, by Rev. William
L. Gray. Bishop K. 5. Foster presided.
The Rev. J. L. Hurlbut, ID. D., addressed
the conference on behalf OF the Sunday
School union. the Rev. W. r. Griffith, who
was introduced 81 the pastor. OF the only
Welsh Methodist church in this country, ad.
dressed the conference In behalf OF his church,
which 10 located at Utica, New York, and Is
in need OF 81, 900. The Rev. DR.. Thomas
HanIsn spoke In behalf OF the Pennington
seminary, which, he said, had on Its rolls the
names Of 500 candidates Tor the ministry.
The Rev. B. T. String, Of the TEN psrsnce
committee, offered the following resolutions,
which were agreed to. viz:
Reso,ved BY the Philadelphia conference
OF the NJ. Z. church, composed Of nearly 800
ministers and representing nearly so 900
church members, that We respectfully re-
quest the Senate and House OF Representa.
tives Of the common wealth OF Pennsylvania
In general assembly met, in the passage OF
any acts To amend the license law OF the com.
mOnWealth, to incorporate with such enact.
menA provision 80 that license Tor the sale
OF intoxicating liquors in the cities Of Phila-
delphis and Pittsourg shall 10 granted by
the same authority ss in other counties OF the
stata
Resolped, That the Rev. g. X. Morris be
requested to visit Harrisburg and present
the above resolution to the legislature now In
session.
James Gillinder, president, and Rev. ". J.
Psxson, D. D., secretary OF the board OF Hus.
tees OF the Methodist Episcopal church. pre-.
sented Q report stating that OF the $50. OOO
recommended BY the conference last year 10
bo raised, only ga, 236 had been secured, and
that the time designated a. the limit within
which the conditions OF the win OF the late
DR.. Scott Stewart, bequeathing about s23 |, coo,
may be met, will expire in less than eleven
months
The trustees requested the conference to
be set apart - Hospital Day, ana that q col.
lection and subscriptions be taken In all our
churches, to aid In the establishment and
maintenance OF the Methodist Episcopal
hospital.
appoint the Rev. James Nell rs its financial
agent
delivered by the Rsva w. J. Paxson, D. d.
Charles W. Buoy, James Neiil, Messrs. James
Gillinder and Stephen Green.
The report was adopted. The COMMITTEES
on hospital reported . series Of resolutions
commencing the enterprise and recommend.
ing the establishing OF the second sunday
l0 may - uOopitat uhys Oh Wnlc0 Gay the
people are urged TO contribute TO the hospital
which were adopted.
The Revs. George Cummins, j. 8. J. Mo
Connell and J. H. Hargis and Messrs. Peter
Lamb, stephen Green, John Flanagan and
John +. Ksene, were elected members OF the
board OF trustees OF the hospital.
The Rev. q. h Crooks, ID. D., OF Drew
seminary addressed the conference in tehall
OF that institution.
The Rev. John Ker, ID. D., OF the lris b
Wesleyan conference, delivered an address in
which ho aaid the Irish were better fed,
clothed and educated than formerly. The
land bill Of 1881 had done great deal OF good
among the Irish Methodisls, - the majority
OF them are farmera There are about 800
Methodist preachers In Ireland and they oil
have quito enough to do.
A subscription for the benefit OF the hos
pital was made and LOSS was pledged to be
paid In one month after $50 OoO 10 subscribed,
The conference missionary sermon was
preached In the afternoon by Rev. X. w.
Aumphrisa
In the evening the 66.h anniversary OF the
| conference missionary society was held. Nj.
Colson Asiskell prsaidsd, and addresses
Rev. J. M. Thoburne. missionary from Cal.
cuttA Treasurer L. B. Brown reported I'M
the receipts last year were e63. 3iS So, an in
crease Of sl,22 2226 over 1885.
Colson Asiskeii, l.. d. Brown, Thomaa
Adams George n. West, John Il. james, N
ID, Samuel Shaw, w. q. Spencer, Thomas A.
Harris and George w. Sorvsr were elected
managers for term Of three yssra